SOMMER FAMILY BLESSING

Welcome to the blog for Linda Sommer.

My Blog will cover three subjects:

WORD FROM THE LORD, FAMILY, and MINISTRY.

WORD FROM THE LORD
Every day I spend time with the Lord in the morning and He speaks to my heart words that are encouraging, exhorting and sometimes rebuking.

At first, I felt not to share these words with others, but then I realized I am just one of His followers. There are many people who need a word daily from the Lord, but they do not have the time to seek Him. This is why I decided to share the words I received from time to time. The messages are in first person as the the Lord relayed them to my spirtual ears.

FAMILY
We have three sons and nine grandchildren. There is something new happening all the time in the Sommer family. I will post some of these events of interest.

MINISTRY
Tom and I have traveled the world. To find out more about our ministry you may consult our webpage -
http://www.voiceofthesword.com/.
I will keep you updated on future speaking enagements and ministry developments.


Monday, August 31, 2015

GIFTS/FAITH

Your gift of faith to Me always pleases Me. Every thing in your walk with Me is based on faith.  You cannot see Me.  You cannot see My Father. You cannot see My Holy Spirit.  Yet, We are constant companions with you. 

You walk by faith not by sight.  I have given you a divine imagination, however, that you use as you worship and praise Me.  During your intimate times of communion with Me, you often picture Me right in front of you.  My servant David wrote about how My face was ever before him.  My face is ever before you.  I never turn My back on you.

Whenever you feel you lack faith, tap into My faith.  You live by My faith within you, not your own faith.  Faith will grow in your life as you hear and heed My Word.  Tomorrow I want to share more with you about this precious gift of faith that you can give Me every day.  Without faith it is impossible to please My heavenly Father.

2 CORINTHIANS 5:7; GALATIANS 2:20; PSALM 17:15

Sunday, August 30, 2015

GIFTS/LOVE

I am love.  It is true that I have no need of anything, but the commandment to love Me with all of your heart, soul, and strength is for your benefit, not mine.  However, I love for you to give Me your heart as you express your love to Me not only in words, but in deeds.

People will know that you love Me as you give My love to others.  I sent My Holy Spirit to help you love others as I love them.  Loving others as I love them is impossible in the natural.  My grace (supernatural ability to do what is naturally impossible) has been extended to you so that you can manifest My love on Earth to others.

Allow My Holy Spirit to dispense My love to you.  As My Spirit fills your heart with My love, give My love away to others today.

DEUTERONOMY 6:5; ROMANS 5:5

Saturday, August 29, 2015

GIFTS/TIME

One of the greatest gifts you can give Me is your time.  I live in eternity where there is no time or space.  However, you are limited by time.  .

You have sixteen waking hours.  In the early days, My disciples set aside three times a day to pray and worship Me.  Those times were sun up, three o-clock in the afternoon, and sundown.  My servant David wrote, "From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised (Psalm 113:3)."

I am delighted when you choose to tithe your time as well as your money to Me.  A tithe of your time would only be 1 hour and 36 minutes.  I want to challenge you to give Me your undivided attention for 30 minutes three times a day.  You can fill those three half our periods with praise, thanksgiving, worship, reading My Word and communing with Me in prayer. Ask My Holy Spirit to help you meet this challenge. When you fulfill this commitment of time, I will be able to redeem your time by helping you accomplish all that  you need to do in a day's time.

PSALM 113:3

Friday, August 28, 2015

GIFTS/WORSHIP

Another gift you can give Me is worship.  Worship is more than just singing songs of worship to Me.  The highest form of worship is doing My Father's will.

When you wake up in the morning and come to Me with a sincere desire to do My will during the day, I rejoice.  Not only do I rejoice, but I also give you the grace to accomplish My will that day.
Grace is the enabling power of My Holy Spirit to work through you both to will and to do of My Father's good pleasure.

Do you know what My Father's good pleasure is.  It is My Father's good pleasure to give you His kingdom.  His kingdom is not meat or drink, but it is righteousness, peace, and joy in My Spirit.  When you delight to do My Father's will, your whole being will be filled with My peace and My joy.  Not only that, but you also will be able to make decisions throughout the day that will glorify My Father on Earth.

PHILIPPIANS 2:13; ROMANS 14:17

Thursday, August 27, 2015

GIFTS/PRAISE

I have been speaking to you about the gifts you can give Me.  Another gift you can give Me is praise.  Remember, I shared yesterday that you can enter My gates with thanksgiving.  Those gates are the gates that open wide for you to enter into My presence. 

The psalmist David added this, "Enter My gates with thanksgiving and into My courts with praise."
These were My instructions to help David draw near to Me.  The four sacrifices that you can give to Me now that are so pleasing to Me are your body, thanksgiving, praise, and worship.

Praise is the devil's death knell.  When you begin to praise Me, not for what I do, but for who I am, you are able to even draw closer to Me.  My Holy angels love to hear your songs of praise and your words of praise.  Today, take time often during the day to praise Me with a song or with words, and I will join your songs of praise. PRAISE THE LORD!!!

PSALM 100:4

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

GIFTS/THANKSGIVING

I know how you look forward to feeling My presence with you.  I have promised to be with you always until the end of the world.  However, recognizing My presence with you is sometimes difficult for you during your busy days.

Let Me suggest a way to recognize My presence with you throughout the day.  Stay in an attitude of thanksgiving all the day long.  The psalmist David exhorted believers to enter My gates with thanksgiving.  This is the secret to experiencing My presence with you moment by moment.

Instead of looking for things to complain about or criticize, look for ways to thank Me moment by moment throughout the day.  Your continual thanksgiving to Me is one of the best gifts I could ever receive from you.

MATTHEW 28:20; PSALM 100:4

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

GIFTS/CARES

I Have been talking to you about the gifts you can give Me that are not monetary.  Some of the best gifts you can give Me are your cares.  When you give Me all of your cares each day, I see those cares wrapped in gold and silver as they spin their way heavenward.

I call those cares that you send Me "Care Packages."  I am just excited over those care packages as people who receive care packages on Earth are.  It is not until you release your cares, that I can then begin to do something about those things that concern you.

My goal is to perfect everything that is a concern to you, but I cannot do this if you tightly hold on to your cares and try to work things out without My help.  When I receive your cares, I hold them close to My chest and dance around heaven with them.  As I pass some of the saints in heaven, I say, "Look, at the gifts I just received."  I can't wait to pray about every care.

MATTHEW 11:28-30; PSALM 138:8